Coal-loading device.



Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

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COAL LOADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 1914.

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Patented Dec. 29, 19M.

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COAL LOADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION TILED I'EB.24,'1914.

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a plication med February-2 4, 1914. Serial no. 820,639.

To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at-De.- catur, inthe county of. Burt and .Stateof Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coal-Loading.'-Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates .to the subject of coaling ships, and the principal object of the same is to provide a novel coal pierwhich is equipped with simple means for rapidly-and economically supplying coalto e invention contemplates the employment of-a pier or piers arranged to provide a dock or slip in which the ship to be coaled is moored, the piers being provided -With 20 coal pockets which are supplied with coal from overhead cars, said pockets being prosided. with outlets from which ,discharge spouts project, said spouts being adapted to -.be placed in communication with-'the'passages that lead to the bunkers oi the ship so that the coal can be quickly transierred from the said pockets to the said bunkers.

; In carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above,.it' will be un-;

derstood of course, that changes in details and structuralarrangements may .be re sortedwto, one preferred and practical embod-ime'nt ot which is shown in the accome panying drawin s, wherein':-

Figure 1 isa ragmentary I of the improved coal handling 1e11, showing a ship receiving coal #there rom. Fig. 2 iisa transverse vertical sectional view taken onthe line 2-2, Fig. it. Fig. 3. .is a horizontal sectional view of .a portion-of one Qf'the discharge spouts. 1 Fig. tie a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the imprcved pier showing :tlh80ut16t of oneof the "coal-pockets therein. -Fiig'. 5 is an end. view I I i of one ofthe discharge spout I n V iRe'ferringto the accompanymg d a by. numerals it will be :seen that the. im-.

proved coalpiers 8 are preferably formed of plastic or- -other strong fireproof matetop plan view 5 bars-20 to the outer. walls of the .piersj .ten outlets 11. Said runways have sections 23 h g 1 the bars 20'and project"'well."beyond the Same, Said sections 23 have lugs .24- profl jecting laterallyfzfrorn their outer portions and to which cables 25 are fastened. The

rial, two of the piersb'eing shown-in the accompanying drawings. and arranged in.

rovlde a dock spaced parallel relation to or shp 9 between them whic is sufliciently.

to be moored therein so that' each 'pier-can large to permit a battleship or the. like 10 I delifvercoal to said ship ina rapid, economi cal and practically dustless manner .The

outlets Hare prezferably on the. same incline 13 which prevent coalfpacking' 'a ainst s'aid reari walls and-overhang the out ets of re;

piers 8 are provided with coal pockets 8F having incl ned bottoms 8". with which the discharge outlets 11. communicate; The said ."andare continuationsof the bottoms of 'pocl ets. The. rear walls-129i said pockets are .mchned. and terminate in beveled ledges cess'es 1,4 which-extend into said rear walls.

Said recesses lei a'refin alinement with the outlets 11. Vertical partitions l5 are ai 7 ranged in the poc'kets. '8? between adjacent outlets 11-, said partitionsbeing. preferabliv -V-shaped so that their beveled sides wil prevent coal v:Erom packing between said ontlets and their flat front, surfacecan be itstened-in flush contact with. the inner surface ofthe ,zfront walls ofsaid' pockets .8. -The.

pockets 8 are open at. their tops and sup-- porting beams 1:6 extendtransversely across the same.,'.-Rai1s .11 are carried "by said beains'l6- for the: dub ing fcars 18 so that saidcars can be'movfito desired positions oversaid gpockets -and discharge their Qn to :their outer ends, which rest on by the outer vertical wallso'r sides of;

brackts. 1931 I each outlet, said spouts being open at their ends and closed at their tops, sides and hottoms. Said spouts are slidable overthe runways22 on the anti-friction rollers 30 carried by said runways; Internally, the spouts 29. are provided with spaced parallel partitions 31 which are arranged to'provide tortuous passages 32 through said spouts so that the passage of coal thereto will be com paratively slow. The spouts 29 are projected or retracted by means of the cables 33 which connect the outer ends of the spouts with drums .34: carried by shafts 35 located in recesses 36 formed in the outer walls of the piers above the outlets 1h The shafts arerotated by means of the belts or chains 37 which connect with the power shafts 38 at the upper portions of the piers. When retracted the spouts 29 lie within the pockets 8 with their inner ends extending into the rear recesses it and their outer ends within the outlets 11 so that they will not interfere with the pivotal movements of the runwa sections 23.

f fln igs. l and 2 the invention,hasibeen.

shown in practical use and by reference thereto it will be seen that the spouts can be adjusted so that their outer ends will project throuh the hatchways of thev passages saxwhieh cad to the bunkers 40 of the shi and, as clearly shown in Fi 2, said hatchways maly be provided wit doors 41 that can be. c osed over the outlet ends of said spouts to prevent the escape or dust.

It will be understood that the spouts being 'adjus'tabl they can be readil positioned relative tothe vessel to be loaded and being only open at their ends thecoal will be delivei ed' from the piers to the bunkers pit the vessel with the escape of little, ifany ['While jin the foregoing description par ticularstr'ess has been laid on the invention for use in connection with supplying coal to ships, it is to be understood that the same is but one ofthe many uses or the same. It will 'be readily apparent that the invention W unrest-teal value in handling ain, oil, or

other'targbes that are to be elivered to Vessel'sjin bulk. I I

,VVha't lclaim as my invention is: 1; A, loading device comprising a pier 05 previata' with a pocket, said pocket prowhich are in alinement with said outlets, g

alinement, means carried by the-rear wall vided with an outlet and a rear recess are in alinement,arunwayin said recess and extending through said outlet, said runway having an outer section hinged thereto that projects beyond the pier, means for-adjusting said hinged section so that the same will seal said utlet, a discharge spout slidab-le on said runway, and means for projecting and retracting said spout.

2. loading device comprising a storage structure provided with a pocket, said pocket having an incline bottom and reg larly spaced inclined outlets, said pocket being provided with inclined rear recesses runways in said recesses and extending through said outlets, end sections hinged said runways, means for adjusting said sections, discharge spouts slidable in said pocket on said runways and adapted to l projected beyond said outlets or retracted within the rear recesses, and means for pro jecting and retracting saidspouts.

3. A leading device comprising a pier provided with a pocket, said pocket being so and having their outer ends resting on said bar, and scharge spouts carried by said runways.

5. A loading device comprising a tireproof structure provided witlra pocket, the bottom of said ocket being inclined, said pocket having ront outlets and rear recesses, saidoutlets and recesses being in lid of said pocket and overhanging the recesses to prevent material packing therein, means carried by the inner surface (if the outer wall of said oclret and arranged between said outlets or preventing material paclring between said outlets, and discharge means slidable in said outlets and recesses. 6. A loading device. comprising a storage structure provided with a pocket, said pocket provided with discharge outlet runways in said pockets and projectingthrough said outlets, said runways having outer tioris hinged thereto,- anti-friction rollers carried by said runways, a shaft carried by said structure, drums on said shaft, cable 1 connections between said drums and said hinged sections for adjusting the same, discharge spouts slidable on said runways, a shaft carried by the structure, drums on said last mentioned shaft, and cable can 13c amaaae nections between the last mentioned drums and said spouts for projecting and retracting said spouts.

7. A loading device comprising a pier provided with a pocket, said pocket being provided with outlets, runways rojecting through said outlets and provide with ad-. justable outer ends, means for adjusting the outer ends of said runways, discharge spouts adjustable on said runways through 10 said outlets, and means for adjusting said spouts.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, THOMAS H; SMITH.

Witnesses J. E. Moss. E. A. HANSON. 

